Man lured girl, 7, into building and offered money for sex acts: NYPD

NEW YORK – The NYPD is on the hunt for a man they say lured a seven-year-old girl into an apartment building in Brooklyn, exposed himself to her, and offered her money to perform a sex act.

According to authorities, On October 28 at around 5:30 p.m., the victim was in front of an apartment building on 38th Street in Borough Park when the suspect approached her and lured her inside the building.

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Once they were alone inside, police say the man exposed himself to the girl and offered her money to perform a sexual act.

The victim refused and was able to run away. The man fled the area shortly afterward.

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Police have released a pair of surveillance photos of the suspect, who is described as a man with a medium complexion, approximately in his mid-30s, and was last seen wearing a black hooded short-sleeve shirt, black pants, black sneakers, black gloves, and a gray hat.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are strictly confidential.